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Conferences & Didactics

A number of conferences are offered and fellow participation is viewed as an important part of the training experience. Among them is the Combined Clinical Chest Conference, one of the best-attended subspecialty multidisciplinary conferences at Jefferson. Each week, pulmonary/critical care fellows present clinical cases in a CPC type format. Cases are then discussed and often debated by members of the Department of Radiology, Pathology, Surgery and the Division of Pulmonary Medicine. The following is an example of the weekly conference schedule.

Monday

• 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm    Radiology conference or pathology conference or didactic

Tuesday

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am     Multidisciplinary Chest conference

Wednesday

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm       Journal club or morbidity/mortality conference

Thursday

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm       Medical Grand Rounds

Friday

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm     Summer Lecture Series - Basic core lectures such as bronchoscopy, physiology, pulmonary function, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary artery catheter, and sepsis
• 12:00 pm -1:00 pm      Pulmonary/Critical Care Lecture Series (invited and department speakers)

First Friday of each month

• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm       Pulmonary/Infectious Diseases multidisciplinary conference